CA2414117A1 - Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner - Google Patents
Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner Download PDFInfo
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- CA2414117A1 CA2414117A1 CA002414117A CA2414117A CA2414117A1 CA 2414117 A1 CA2414117 A1 CA 2414117A1 CA 002414117 A CA002414117 A CA 002414117A CA 2414117 A CA2414117 A CA 2414117A CA 2414117 A1 CA2414117 A1 CA 2414117A1
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- Prior art keywords
- wheel
- drive
- wheelgears
- spaced
- pool cleaner
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
- E04H4/14—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for
- E04H4/16—Parts, details or accessories not otherwise provided for specially adapted for cleaning
- E04H4/1654—Self-propelled cleaners
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Cleaning In General (AREA)
- Arrangement And Mounting Of Devices That Control Transmission Of Motive Force (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
- Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)
- Steering-Linkage Mechanisms And Four-Wheel Steering (AREA)
- Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
Abstract
A four-wheel pool cleaner (20) motivated by water flow to move along a pool surface, and having: a body (24); the four wheels rotatably mounted thereon and including two sets of two wheels (22) each, one wheel of each set on each side; a drive mechanism (36) in position to be moved by water flow and having a rotatable drive member (76); a drive train extending to the first wheel set (22a, b) and to the second wheel set (22c, d), to drive all four wheels.
Preferred embodiments include: wheel-to-wheel drive links (88) along the side;
a turbine (36) as drive mechanism; a pair of spaced wheelgears (32, 34), preferably integrally formed with the wheel, facilitating drive linkages and steering; a pair of end-to-end drive shafts (80, 82) joined by a coupler (84c), one shaft end (80a) being a ball joint allowing fore-and-aft movement of a drive-shaft distal end; a spring (102) and cam (100) for alternately moving that distal end between a driving position engaging one of the spaced wheelgears (32), and a steering position engaging the other of the spaced wheelgears (34); wheel treads (108) with radial fingers (110), some (110a-c) of longer length; and a segmented articulated skirt (56) to help enclose a plenum beneath the pool cleaner.
Preferred embodiments include: wheel-to-wheel drive links (88) along the side;
a turbine (36) as drive mechanism; a pair of spaced wheelgears (32, 34), preferably integrally formed with the wheel, facilitating drive linkages and steering; a pair of end-to-end drive shafts (80, 82) joined by a coupler (84c), one shaft end (80a) being a ball joint allowing fore-and-aft movement of a drive-shaft distal end; a spring (102) and cam (100) for alternately moving that distal end between a driving position engaging one of the spaced wheelgears (32), and a steering position engaging the other of the spaced wheelgears (34); wheel treads (108) with radial fingers (110), some (110a-c) of longer length; and a segmented articulated skirt (56) to help enclose a plenum beneath the pool cleaner.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/US2000/014771 WO2001092664A1 (en) | 2000-05-26 | 2000-05-26 | Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2414117A1 true CA2414117A1 (en) | 2001-12-06 |
| CA2414117C CA2414117C (en) | 2007-10-30 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002414117A Expired - Lifetime CA2414117C (en) | 2000-05-26 | 2000-05-26 | Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP1290298B1 (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE308652T1 (en) |
| AU (2) | AU2000255905B2 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2414117C (en) |
| DE (1) | DE60023756T2 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2250146T3 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2001092664A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6854148B1 (en) | 2000-05-26 | 2005-02-15 | Poolvernguegen | Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner |
| US9593502B2 (en) | 2009-10-19 | 2017-03-14 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Swimming pool cleaner |
| WO2014160312A1 (en) | 2013-03-14 | 2014-10-02 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaner with articulated cleaning members |
| US9677294B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-06-13 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaning device with wheel drive assemblies |
| AU2014311608B2 (en) | 2013-08-30 | 2018-07-05 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Swimming pool cleaner |
| USD787760S1 (en) | 2014-11-07 | 2017-05-23 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaner |
| USD789624S1 (en) | 2014-11-07 | 2017-06-13 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaner |
| USD787761S1 (en) | 2014-11-07 | 2017-05-23 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaner |
| USD789003S1 (en) | 2014-11-07 | 2017-06-06 | Hayward Industries, Inc. | Pool cleaner |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3439368A (en) * | 1967-01-03 | 1969-04-22 | Robert R Myers | Swimming pool cleaner |
| DE68902741D1 (en) * | 1988-01-07 | 1992-10-15 | Liberty Pool Prod | SWIMMING POOL CLEANER. |
| IT1217945B (en) * | 1988-06-28 | 1990-03-30 | Egatechnics Srl | AUTOMATIC SELF-PROPELLED CLEANER FOR SWIMMING POOLS |
| FR2665209A1 (en) * | 1990-07-25 | 1992-01-31 | Chandler Michael | HYDRAULIC BROOM DEVICE FOR POOL POOL AND THE LIKE. |
| EP0483470B1 (en) * | 1990-10-31 | 1996-05-08 | 3S Systemtechnik Ag | Self-propelled cleaning device,particularly for swimming pools |
| US5197158A (en) * | 1992-04-07 | 1993-03-30 | Philip L. Leslie | Swimming pool cleaner |
| US5933899A (en) * | 1996-10-31 | 1999-08-10 | Letro Products, Inc. | Low pressure automatic swimming pool cleaner |
| US6131227A (en) * | 1998-10-30 | 2000-10-17 | Poolvergnuegen | Suction regulating skirt for automated swimming pool cleaner heads |
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2000
- 2000-05-26 EP EP00941156A patent/EP1290298B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-26 CA CA002414117A patent/CA2414117C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-26 AT AT00941156T patent/ATE308652T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-05-26 DE DE60023756T patent/DE60023756T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-05-26 AU AU2000255905A patent/AU2000255905B2/en not_active Expired
- 2000-05-26 WO PCT/US2000/014771 patent/WO2001092664A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2000-05-26 AU AU5590500A patent/AU5590500A/en active Pending
- 2000-05-26 ES ES00941156T patent/ES2250146T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1290298A4 (en) | 2004-04-07 |
| EP1290298A1 (en) | 2003-03-12 |
| AU2000255905A1 (en) | 2002-02-28 |
| AU5590500A (en) | 2001-12-11 |
| ATE308652T1 (en) | 2005-11-15 |
| DE60023756D1 (en) | 2005-12-08 |
| AU2000255905B2 (en) | 2006-07-27 |
| EP1290298B1 (en) | 2005-11-02 |
| CA2414117C (en) | 2007-10-30 |
| WO2001092664A1 (en) | 2001-12-06 |
| DE60023756T2 (en) | 2006-04-27 |
| ES2250146T3 (en) | 2006-04-16 |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |
Effective date: 20200526 |